Despite taking a break over the weekend to shoot a new music video with Rihanna, Drake wants his fans to know that he’s hard at work and ‘Views From The 6’ is on the way. The 6 God and his team have been dropping hints about the album’s release for quite some time now, including a ‘coming very soon’ announcement on New Year’s Eve and an update from Drake’s producer Noah “40” Shebib. More recently, Drake posted a photo of himself in the studio, surrounded by recording equipment making it all the more clear that we could have ‘Views from the 6’ a lot sooner than later. Click the gallery for the photo.

Fans went into a frenzy when Gucci Mane’s Twitter and Instagram accounts suddenly disappeared. There seemed to be no true explanation for the sudden social media hiatus however, the official Instagram for Guwop’s label, 1017 Records remains and provided us with an update on Monday. Hit the jump for more.

Kendrick Lamar is arguably the hardest-working man in show business. With recently tallying 11 grammy nominations with his already considered classic To Pimp A Butterfly sophomore album, K. Dot details what it takes to make it big and how he has gone about reaching his level of success with this humbling yet motivational public service announcement video. Hit the jump.

Bobby Shmurda has sat in prison for about a year now. The 21-year-old is facing a hefty amount of weapons and conspiracy to commit murder charges. With the back-and-forths, bail denials, and more, there is a silver lining in the rapper’s dark cloud. Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive that purchased the one copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, happens to be in the works to assist with Bobby’s release. Drop down bottom for the details.

Back in April, Atlanta rap trio Migos found themselves behind bars after being arrested prior to a performance at Georgia Southern University. Police searched their vehicles and found marijuana, lean, and firearms. Later that month two of the three rappers, Quavo and Takeoff, were released on bond, however, Offset was held and additionally charged with battery and inciting a riot for an incident that happened while he was inside the jail. Offset was finally released on December 4th, after he agreed to plead guilty for creating a riot in a penal institution in exchange for all other charges to be dropped. In his first interview since being release, Offset said, “If I didn’t take the plea, then it wouldn’t be handled and I would be sitting in jail right now.” He also revealed to WSBTV on in accordance with the plea he was sentenced to five years probation, a $1,000 fine and is banned from four counties in Georgia. Check out the full interview below.

Offset has been behind bars since he and his entire Migos crew got locked up in the spring, and though the rest got out, he’s remained because of a previous record. He continues to try to make a case to demand his release, saying prosecutors’ “evidence” he caused a fight in jail just doesn’t add up. In recently-filed documents, Offset says video footage from inside the jail shows no clear image of him, and only lasts for 20 seconds. He says that even if it were him, how could a “riot” only last 20 seconds? He will appear in a bail hearing today, making for his fourth attempt to be released.

Fingers crossed ladies and gentlemen. After being in prison since December, on conspiracy to commit murder, multiple weapons possession, and reckless endangerment, Bobby Shmurda might be released on his $2 million bail as early as Thursday. Drop down bottom for more.

With the anticipation at an all time high, it has been reported that Rihanna will drop her eight studio album ‘Anti’ this Friday (November 27th). According to HotNewHipHop, ‘Anti’ will be available to stream Black Friday exclusively on TIDAL. Hit the jump for more.